Rex Martin
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2
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24
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About
Rex Martin’s research sits at the intersection of human-computer interaction, ageing, and digital health, with a particular focus on how technology can support positive, creative ageing rather than merely addressing deficits. In their highly cited 2022 paper, “Isn’t this Marvelous” (16 citations), Martin challenged the dominant narrative of older adults as passive technology users, instead foregrounding their resourcefulness, curiosity, and capacity for wonder—a contribution that has reshaped how the HCI community thinks about design for later life. Building on this, Martin’s methodological innovation in “Troubleshooting as a method in COVID-19 times” (8 citations) introduced a flexible, ethical, and collaborative approach to conducting remote ethnographies with older adults living with chronic conditions. This work demonstrated how troubleshooting—an everyday practice of fixing and adapting—can serve as a rigorous research method during crises, offering a model for inclusive, real-world inquiry. Martin’s scholarship is notable for its human-centred, strengths-based perspective, earning recognition for advancing both theory and practice in aged care innovation. Their work continues to inspire researchers to see older adults not as problems to be solved, but as marvels to be understood.
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- 1“Isn't this Marvelous”16 citations · 2022
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